Although the BSP has not been in power for some time, the party spirit and "social" sentiments continue to hover in the corridors of power. Further proof of this is the actions of the acting Minister of Social Affairs, Yordan Hristoskov. A few weeks ago, he warned that if unions and employers do not agree on an increase ...
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Income inequality between men and women – a cause for concern or a hidden misconception?
Can we talk about inequality when we compare the free choices of different individuals regarding what education to get or what job to start? In a competitive market, we cannot expect everyone to earn the same, and very often people confuse the difference in wages with discrimination or inability to …
More »10 things inflation is to blame for
Andreas Marquardt Inflation, defined as the expansion of the fiat money supply, is a primary evil whenever and wherever it occurs. It is the primary and most overlooked cause of many economic and social problems, including: 1. Inflation causes the economy to be cyclical An increase in the money supply, involving more lending, means that new …
More »Comparison of the educational system in Bulgaria and England
*We present to you a study by EKIP between the regulation of the education systems in our country and in the UK. A suitable topic when we think about changes we want to see in Bulgaria or mistakes we do not want to repeat. As in Bulgaria, the education system of England is dominated by state educational institutions for …
More »Guest Comment: To Die for the State
I read Evgeniy Dainov's article "Will you fight for your homeland?", in which he is outraged that most of his students have no desire to fight against foreign invaders. Leaving the "Left" and the "Right" aside, I recall what a Macedonian told me about a year ago: - "There is a difference between homeland ...
More »What will the ECB's new monetary measures lead to?
The short answer to the question in the title is “nothing,” or at least none of the goals that European central bankers state to the public. But before that, let’s take a look at the details of the decisions. At its last meeting on September 4, 2014, the board of the European Central Bank (ECB) took several measures that …
More »The Bulgarian right – raises taxes and spends more
For those familiar with the nature and history of major political movements in the US and UK, it is clear that one of the main elements of what is considered the “right” is the so-called fiscal conservatism. The idea that the state apparatus should (at a minimum) spend as much as it can collect through the tax system, and …
More »Canada shows it can be done
Janet Nielsen Canada was once a laughing stock when it came to economic freedom. A Wall Street Journal article in the mid-1990s called the country an “honorary member of the Third World” because of its out-of-control debt and government spending. But today, the same country leads the G8 in economic indicators, and …
More »European vacuum cleaners and their apologists
We propose something really interesting - a combination of a guest commentary by Kuzman Iliev and our editor Stoyan Panchev - in one Kuzman Iliev Europe banned vacuum cleaners with a power of over 1,600W, which became the reason for writing the article in the newspaper Dnevnik "Economics of the banned vacuum cleaner", with author Yulian Popov. "The debate ...
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